Best PlacesWest Bridgton, ME Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around West Bridgton, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
West Bridgton ranks 14,825th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in West Bridgton
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
West Bridgton's strengths and weaknesses
Where West Bridgton ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 98% of towns
- School gradeA, better than 97% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 91% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 90% of towns
Where West Bridgton ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 60 pleasant days a year, better than only 8% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in West Bridgton
A household needs to earn about $75,000 a year to comfortably buy the median West Bridgton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $71,982; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses West Bridgton's effective rate of 0.85%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in West Bridgton
West Bridgton runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for West Bridgton.
Who works in West Bridgton, and how
Work in West Bridgton centers on retail trade and hospitality & food. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in West Bridgton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across West Bridgton.
What the weather is like in West Bridgton, month by month
West Bridgton sees roughly 60 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 10. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 22° | 10° |
| April | 58° | 44° | 30° |
| July | 85° | 71° | 57° |
| October | 64° | 49° | 37° |
Flying in and out of West Bridgton
The nearest airport, Portland International Jetport, is about 39 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 118 miles away.
The best schools in and around West Bridgton
Schools across West Bridgton average an A, better than 97% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- New Suncook SchoolA+ · 90% proficient
- Molly Ockett SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
- Stevens Brook SchoolA+ · 78% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lake Region Middle SchoolA+ · 74% proficient
Top high schools
- Lake Region High SchoolA · 78% proficient
- Kennett High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every West Bridgton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
West Bridgton measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare West Bridgton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in West Bridgton
Is West Bridgton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, West Bridgton ranks 14,825th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, good schools, and tree cover, and lowest on an overheated housing market and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is West Bridgton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $283,965. The overall cost of living runs about 0% below the national average. Set against a $71,982 median income, cost of living beats 35% of towns.
Is West Bridgton safe?
Yes, West Bridgton is safer than 89% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $189 per resident a year.
Compare West Bridgton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to West Bridgton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in West Bridgton represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
West Bridgton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for West Bridgton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in West Bridgton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of West Bridgton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in West Bridgton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
West Bridgton detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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